by our College Data Analytics TeamPlant Sciences is a major offered under the agriculture and agriculture operations program of study at Texas Tech University. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the master’s degree program in plant sciences, such as diversity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time graduate students at Texas Tech paid an average of $748 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $339 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $6,788 | $14,968 |
| Fees | $2,562 | $2,562 |
If you’re one of the many students who want the flexibility of distance learning courses, you’ll be happy to hear that Texas Tech offers online option in its plant sciences master’s degree program. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Texas Tech Online Learning page.
Women made up around 35.3% of the plant sciences students who took home a master’s degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 44.0%.
Of those graduates who received a master’s degree in plant sciences at Texas Tech in 2019-2020, 11.8% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is about the same as the nationwide number of 11%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 11 |
| International Students | 4 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
Plant Sciences students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Agronomy & Crop Science | 11 |
| Horticultural Science | 6 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to plant sciences.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Agricultural Economics & Business | 11 |
| Agricultural Public Services | 14 |
| Animal Science | 13 |
| Food Science Technology | 7 |
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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